El Salvador vs Malaysia: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
826,506 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
778,043 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
55th
Malaysia rank
56th

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 826,506 current US$ per square kilometre against 778,043 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 48,463 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 12,986 current US$ per square kilometre 3,844 current US$ per square kilometre 9,142 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 35,184 current US$ per square kilometre 13,371 current US$ per square kilometre 21,812 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 51,342 current US$ per square kilometre 51,568 current US$ per square kilometre 226.4 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 137,951 current US$ per square kilometre 198,045 current US$ per square kilometre 60,093 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 322,415 current US$ per square kilometre 381,597 current US$ per square kilometre 59,182 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 526,212 current US$ per square kilometre 621,297 current US$ per square kilometre 95,084 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 735,029 current US$ per square kilometre 732,647 current US$ per square kilometre 2,382 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
El Salvador, at 826,506 current US$ per square kilometre against 778,043 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
48,463 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 56th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.